The Portland daily press., 1887-05-12
THE CLARK MURDER TRIAL.
Testimony of the Father of the MUIR
dered Man.
A Synopsis of the Most important
Testimony.
The Jury Not Able to Agree Upon
Verdict.

WIScAssET, May 10.-After the defence
stopped. the County Attorney read the fol-
lowing letter from Mary to Groves:
FRIDAY, June 13, 1884
nave made my bed and must lie upon it, Re
thankful that you are clear of it ALL and that do
not bear your name. shall try and live, but If
can't there is more than one way to end all this
misery.
On this was an endorsement in Groves's
handwriting: Received Friday, June 1s,
1884 Presented by Charley Groves.
Also this letter, without date, from Mary
to her divorced husband:
II you think it will be wise for you to see me.
come tonight about half past nine and go up into
the attic. You had better see @. [Charleyl If the
way IS clear and tell him not, 10 say anything
about 1t, to any one. Be careful. don't see how
your seeing me can help me any. Don't let any Of
my neighbors see you.
Joseph Groves, father of Wilson B. Groves.
the deceased, testified: / asked Mary about
the shooting. l said, 81 guess he didn't fire
but once" She did net say whether he fired
twice or not He said that he fired into the
shed the first time. This was after Wilson
died. She said he fred into the shed, then
came back into the room where she was, and
said that he guessed he had killed him, that
she had better go to bed
Il. X. Sewall, recalled; was counsel for
Wilson Groves in the divorce proceedings
received instructions from him not to bring
anything up to the prejudice of his wife. or
suffer it to be done, that would in any way
injure her.
Louisa G. Elmes, recalled by State: | was
at Mr. Groves's house at the time Mr.. Patter-
son called for Mrs. Wilson Groves. | was
standing by the side of the bed. | saw his
wife put on her shawl and hat. said.
Where are you going, Mary? Have you
got to go9" She replied. my C., there is
my father" looked up and saw Mr.. Pat
terson coming by the window. She looked
back at him. He looked at her. Neither of
them spoke. After she had gone out of the
room, be said, "Gone."
Dr. Brown said: was called up by Mrs.
Mary Groves / heard a knocking at the
door, went to the window and said, "Who is
there and what is wanted?" A woman's
voice replied, "Dr. Brown, come out to our
house, there is a man shot at out there" |
went down stairs and let her in. I asked
who was shot She said Wilson Groves. I
asked her if she would give more particu-
lars. She stated she heard a noise between
10 and II O'Clock, some one was trying to get
into the house. She listened, the noise con-
tinued; she went down to her fathers room
she was in her night clothes. This man was
trying TO get into the house; he said, 'sWe
will go and see what it is" He lighted a
light and took pistol and said, "We will 90
and see." They went together; they came
in sight Of an indistinct form out of doors
that he fired at this indistinct form; that the
form then became quiet. They went back to
bed. She heard groan; told her father
that she heard groan twice; he replied, 81
must have hit him; we will go and find out"
Took light, went to the door and found a
man lying at the door. 1t was a quarter
of u.
This closes substantially synopsis of the
testimony.
Ex-County Attorney Hilton closed three
hours argument to the jury precisely at
noon, Tuesday.
Judge Gilbert then made closing state
ment for the State.
WIscAssET, May 1.-THE Clark trial end
ed in disagreement of the jury Yesterday
the entire day was consumed in arguing the
case. The charge of Judge Danforth to the
jury was able and impartial. The case went
to the jury at 10 o'clock this morning. The
jury came in at o'clock.